Imagine: you’re in a classroom, with all new technology, iPads, SMART Boards… the works. And though you can be observed, you don’t have to know it--because observers watch you from behind a one-way ...

Ready or not, incoming kindergartners are now entering the world of formal education, raising the question: What truly defines kindergarten readiness? Individual kindergarten-readiness “checklists” ...

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New research finds faces of five-year-old black boys put whites in a more threat-conscious state of mind. While even pre-teens can stimulate this reaction (which helps explain the tragic shooting of a ...

Years ago, preschool generally was seen as an opportunity to allow young children to play and socialize in a safe setting.

Those who have spent time in a kindergarten classroom know that there are remarkable differences in children’s skills. Research has shown that these skill differences are strongly tied to age, with ...

It’s the first day of classes, and five-year-old Joseph Abuso and his classmates were having classes -- inside a parked bus. The bus, called a Kindergarten-on-Wheels or mobile classroom, is equipped ...